Free schools · Wokingham

Oakbank School

11–16Ages
300Pupils
SecondaryPhase
152100URN

Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green, Hyde End Lane, Reading, RG7 1ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding not effective

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

1.5 below Wokingham median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Wokingham

46 applications for 43 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.7of 90

Wokingham 53.3 England 46.0

10th of 10 in Wokingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding: not effective at the latest graded inspection

Graded inspection · 13 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education				Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes				Inadequate
Personal development				Inadequate
Leadership and management				Inadequate

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.1applications per place, Year 7

1.5 below Wokingham median (2.6) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 43 places offered · 14 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 1.1; Wokingham median median 2.6
2025 0.9; Wokingham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2024 1.4; Wokingham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2023 1.2; Wokingham median median 2.9; as the previous school
2022 1.7; Wokingham median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Wokingham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Wokingham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2019 2.3; Wokingham median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Wokingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Wokingham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Wokingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Wokingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Wokingham median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Wokingham median

Dashed bars: as Oakbank (URN 138367), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	46	1.1	14	0.33
Sep 2025 *	58	54	0.9	24	0.41
Sep 2024 *	109	155	1.4	77	0.71
Sep 2023 *	150	172	1.2	71	0.47
Sep 2022 *	110	189	1.7	94	0.85
Sep 2021 *	111	200	1.8	77	0.69
Sep 2020 *	112	222	2.0	107	0.96
Sep 2019 *	111	259	2.3	124	1.12
Sep 2018 *	110	248	2.3	107	0.97
Sep 2017 *	112	226	2.0	107	0.96
Sep 2016 *	87	177	2.0	78	0.90
Sep 2015 *	73	137	1.9	48	0.66
Sep 2014 *	112	226	2.0	104	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

78 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.710th of 10 in Wokingham

Wokingham 53.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%10th of 10 in Wokingham

Wokingham 56% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Wokingham 76% England 66%

This school
Wokingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.38

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	78	40.7	39%	59%	–
2024/25					–
2023/24 *	105	41.8	43%	61%	−0.38
2022/23 *	96	41.8	38%	67%	−0.35

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oakbank SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Hartland High School
2.5 km · Reading

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
Reading Girls' School
3.7 km · Reading

Good2021

1.8applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Maiden Erlegh School
4.8 km · Wokingham

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
Reading School
5.1 km · Reading

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 80.6Attainment 8 Selective
UTC Reading
5.3 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2025

34.5Attainment 8
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
5.3 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Kendrick School
5.4 km · Reading

Outstanding2022

3.7applications per place 82.4Attainment 8 Selective
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
5.4 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 46.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 152100 · 872/4002
Trust: Greenshaw Learning Trust
Capacity: 560 pupils · 300 on roll
Free school meals: 35.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2025
Replaced: Oakbank (URN 138367)
Address: Hyde End Lane, Ryeish Green, Hyde End Lane, Reading, RG7 1ER
Local authority: Wokingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources